Dark Fall: The Journal

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  • Summary: Returning from work you listen to a frightened and cryptic voice message from your brother, a talented architect redeveloping the old Dowerton station in Dorset, England. Boarding a train to meet him, you travel to Dowerton alone, wondering what adventure you may be embarking on...
    When    Returning from work you listen to a frightened and cryptic voice message from your brother, a talented architect redeveloping the old Dowerton station in Dorset, England. Boarding a train to meet him, you travel to Dowerton alone, wondering what adventure you may be embarking on...
    When you arrive, the train is empty and the station is deserted. You begin to explore - the train tunnels, the station, the adjoining hotel, and the grounds - and discover that although no one is there, you are not alone. Finding artifacts, ancient documents and a valuable journal, you realize that the area holds a history of disappearances and hauntings dating back centuries. [DreamCatcher Interactive]    … Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 23
  3. Negative: 2 out of 23
  1. Just Adventure
    100
    The best independent adventure game since "Cracking the Conspiracy."
  2. Armchair Empire
    86
    Proves that gameplay and story can (and always should) supersede flash and that a game does not need a big budget to tell a great story.
  3. Gamers' Temple
    80
    Not a huge game, taking about twenty hours to finish in all, but is packed with some of the scariest moments I have encountered in my gaming life.
  4. Adrenaline Vault
    70
    Eschews the normal audiovisual glitz in favor of something truly rare in computer games: a deep and compelling story that is worthy of a good novel.
  5. GameZone
    70
    Does a great job in captivating its audience in a rich storyline and direful locales. However, with its slow-paced game play and unpolished effects, it fails in its attempt to raise adventure PNCs from the grave.
  6. GameSpot
    64
    Breaks no new ground and puts too much emphasis on puzzles, but its meticulously detailed world and paranormal detective story generally keep things entertaining.
  7. GamerFeed
    30
    A slow, repetitive game released way past its prime. It's a shame really, because it had the potential to be so much more.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. TactualNick
    Feb 28, 2014
    10
    This game was truly a masterpiece to my 15 year old brain when I first played it almost a decade ago. The atmosphere alone was one thatThis game was truly a masterpiece to my 15 year old brain when I first played it almost a decade ago. The atmosphere alone was one that chilled me to the bone. But the secrets that I uncovered as I made my way through the abandoned train station really just made me constantly want to find out more about what had happened here. Really great game.… Expand
  2. JeffT.
    Sep 7, 2003
    10
    Beautifully woven narrative, evocative sound and atmosphere combine to make this a true adventure gamers feast. Made by ONE person, pure genius.
  4. gennaroRonnega
    Jan 6, 2018
    9
    One of the best adventure games I have ever played. You solve a mistery in an abandoned train station, hotel and sorroundings. It's creepy butOne of the best adventure games I have ever played. You solve a mistery in an abandoned train station, hotel and sorroundings. It's creepy but not scary. Very good narrative, a lot of charachters you have to find out about. You explore, find clues of what happened, solve puzzles, a little detective mistery story.… Expand
  5. gold
    Feb 2, 2022
    7
    Минусы: слабое звуковое оформление, иногда становиться скучно. Плюсы: атмосферная игра.
    Итог: 7.111/10    Минусы: слабое звуковое оформление, иногда становиться скучно. Плюсы: атмосферная игра.
    Итог: 7.111/10
  6. BradG.
    Apr 20, 2005
    4
    Really... well... lame. Sorry, but this is nothing but a jumble of good ideas wrapped into laughingly lame package. I love a good avdenture Really... well... lame. Sorry, but this is nothing but a jumble of good ideas wrapped into laughingly lame package. I love a good avdenture game but this is not it. The sound is the real let down. The lack of consistant ambient effects and the harsh cutoffs at the end of each "creepy" sound bit are a joke. The imaginative environments are destroyed by grainy 640x480 renders and the whole mess starts to get really repeditive. The voice acting is solid and the puzzles are quite unique but neither make this game enjoyable. If you want an atmospheric adventure game that will leave its mark on you, pick up Myst Uru: The Complete Chronicles. Dark Fall was made by one person and it really shows. It may have made a good freeware title in the late 90's but its honestly a joke as a "boxed and shelved" product, even at $19.99 or so.… Expand

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